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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Bā | Ba1
English translation
Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)
abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing
surname Ba
abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian
abbr. for Pakistan
to long for
to wish
to cling to
to stick to
sth that sticks
close to
next to
spread open
informal abbr. for bus 巴士 bā shì [bā shì]
bar (unit of pressure)
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴 wěiba [wěi ba], tail
to desire, to wish for

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

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眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán de 轻轻 qīng qīng hēng le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

gǒu Yáo 尾巴 wěiba 报答 bàodá 人们 rén men de 爱护 àihù .

A dog reacts to kindness by wagging its tail.

de liǎn ,好象 hǎo xiàng 墨西哥 Mò xī gē 印第安人 Yìn dì ān rén (阿兹 Tái 克人) diāo jiā shì 着刻出来 chū lái de 塞巴斯蒂安 Sāi bā sī dì ān 的雕 xiàng .

He has the face as though an Aztec sculptor had attempted a portrait of Seba stian.

Lián 椰子树 dōu 似乎 sìhū biē 头昏脑胀 tóu hūn nǎo zhàng ,巴望 bā wàng 能舒上一口 yī kǒu .

Even the coconut trees seemed swollen and expectant.

guàng Guò 巴黎 Bā lí ?

Have you done Paris yet?

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to wish
巴黎 Bā lí Paris, capital of France巴黎 Bā lí
巴西 Bā xī Brazil巴西 Bā xī
嘴巴 zuǐ ba mouth嘴巴 zuǐ ba
古巴 Gǔ bā Cuba古巴 Gǔ bā
巴基斯坦 Bā jī sī tǎn Pakistan巴基斯坦 Bā jī sī tǎn
巴勒斯坦 Bā lè sī tǎn Palestine巴勒斯坦 Bā lè sī tǎn
尾巴 wěiba tail尾巴 wěiba
下巴 xià ba chin下巴 xià ba
巴士 bā shì bus (loanword)巴士 bā shì
黎巴嫩 Lí bā nèn Lebanon黎巴嫩 Lí bā nèn
巴斯 Bā sī Bath city in southwest England巴斯 Bā sī
巴格达 Bā gé dá Baghdad, capital of Iraq巴格達
巴掌 bā zhǎng palm of the hand巴掌 bā zhǎng
淋巴结 lín bā jié lymphatic node淋巴結
阿尔巴尼亚 Ā ěr bā ní yà Albania阿爾巴尼亞
大巴 dà bā coach大巴 dà bā
淋巴细胞 lín bā xì bāo lymphocyte淋巴細胞
淋巴 lín bā lymphatic淋巴 lín bā
巴库 Bā kù Baku, capital of Azerbaijan巴庫
巴塞罗那 Bā sài luó nà Barcelona巴塞羅那
巴里 Bā lǐ Bari (Puglia, Italy)巴里 Bā lǐ
巴萨 Bā sà Barca (nickname for FC Barcelona)巴薩

Decomposition & Compounds

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Compounds

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      • yàn
      • jué , , , , , , , , , yàn , , ,
    • shēng
      • qìng
        • xīn , qìng , shēng , qìng , qìng , , , , , ,
    • féi
      • fèi , féi ,
    • méi
      • mèi , méi , méi , méi , , méi , méi , mèi , méi , méi , mèi , méi , , , , , , méi
        • , , , ,
      • yōng
        • yōng
          • yōng , yōng , yōng
        • yōng , wèng ,
      • , , , , , , , , , ,
    • jué
      • juē
    • , , , , , , , , , , , jié , , , , , , , 夿, , , zhī , , , , , , ,
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